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1. Integrated Skills: Combining Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Grammar

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Integrated Skills: Combining Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Grammar," addresses an integrated approach to teaching speaking, reading, listening, writing, and grammar skills. First, we will identify some challenges associated with combining language skill areas, and we will discuss options for overcoming these challenges. Next, we will explore how to develop and implement a variety of multi-skill instructional options including meaningful grammar activities, dynamic reading relays and jigsaws, interactive writing games, engaging speaking activities, and high-interest listening tasks. By the end of the session, participants will have developed a toolkit for conducting more interactive, learner-centered lessons that motivate students and hold their interest—teachers will be ready to adapt and use these innovative ideas immediately!

2. FORUM City Poster Show (Set 1, 12 posters - Full Set)

   Format(s): Text

   These poster sets are a great, flexible classroom resource for information and discussion—each set of three posters corresponds to a city spotlighted in Forum vol. 46 and the feature article about that city, available online.

3. NASA Classroom

   Format(s): Website

   The National Aeronautic and Space Association provides graded instruction and teaching materials. Its Digital Learning Network provides free interactive lessons with videos and live webinars.

4. Teacher's Corner: Classroom Management

   Format(s): Text

   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we will take a closer look at classroom management topics related to establishing class routines, grouping students, and creating positive rapport with students.

5. Modal Verbs & Adverb Clauses of Reason: Stranded on the Moon

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Grammar Fun Format(s): Text

   What would you do if your spacecraft crashed on the moon? Students use modal verbs and adverb clauses and work as a team in this week’s fun activity.

6. Making Reading Fun

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Learning Fun Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we look at a fun reading activity that can be adapted for different reading levels.

7. Profits or Preservation?

   In: Teacher's Corner: Integrating Global Affairs into Your English Lessons Format(s): Text

   Using role-plays in your English language classroom is a great way to get students talking. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students role-play a scenario about deforestation.

8. Incorporating Opportunities for Interaction and Sharing

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Young Learners Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we examine some simple ways to incorporate movement and interaction into any lesson in the young learners’ English classroom.

9. Week 4 - List and Mingle with Mixed Grammar Skills

   In: Teacher's Corner: Grammar Games Format(s): Text

   Review a variety of grammatical concepts with the games presented in this week’s Teacher’s Corner.

10. Teacher's Corner: Media Literacy

    Format(s): Text

    In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we present a series of activities that help to develop students’ critical thinking and media literacy skills. This week, learn how to help students think about commonly used news sources and characteristics of high-quality news.

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